New York, NY – March 8, 2010:  RightsFlow, a leading provider of bulk mechanical licensing and royalty services, today announced a deal to provide global society reporting services for Beatport, the leading international dance music digital retailer.

Music services that operate internationally are often required to report territorial uses to local performance, mechanical and neighboring rights societies. RightsFlow will facilitate this service for Beatport by reporting to rights societies worldwide.

“Over the last six years Beatport has helped change how DJ’s get their music globally,” said Matthew Adell, Beatport’s Chief Operating Officer, “With our continued global growth, RightsFlow offers us a comprehensive solution for reporting to rights societies around the world so that we can continue to be a leader in making sure that musicians and songwriters are properly paid and accounted to for their work.” Read the rest of this entry »

The Royalty Network, an independent music publisher and administrator has granted a bulk license for its entire catalog to RightsFlow, a provider of bulk mechanical licensing and royalty services. The deal allows RightsFlow to more accurately identify, account, and remit royalties on behalf of their over 9,500 label, distributor, music service and artist clients. In other moves this year, RightsFlow joined the Digital Data Exchange (DDEX), which was formed in 2006 by major record labels, online music distributors and music rights societies to create standards to facilitate the exchange of metadata.

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New York – The Royalty Network, a provider of publishing and administration services for independent music producers, has partnered with RightsFlow, a provider of mechanical licensing services and royalty payment technology for online music services, labels and artists. The deal grants RightsFlow a blanket license of The Royalty Network’s entire catalog, which will help RightsFlow account for royalties on behalf of its 9,500 clients. Read the rest of this entry »

Title: Digital Distribution- Getting Paid
Location: Nashville, TN
When: Thursday, March 18th, 2010
Time: 4:00 – 5:00
Where: ASCAP – First Floor Conference Room
Moderator: John Barker
Panelist: Patrick Sullivan, President & CEO, RightsFlow
Maurice Russel, VP Licensing, Collections & Business Affairs, The Harry Fox Agency

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The Royalty Network, an independent music publisher and administrator and RightsFlow, a provider of bulk mechanical licensing and royalty services, announced a new partnership granting RightsFlow a blanket license for The Royalty Network’s entire catalog.

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Title: Artist As Entrepreneur In A Digital Age

Location: Toronto, Canada

Link out: Click here

Summary:

It may seem scary out there without a label. On the other hand, if you take charge of your own career, the only “recoupable expenses” you ever have to deal with are ones you personally sign off on. There’ve always been a daring few artist-entrepreneurs. But in the digital age, the path is far easier, and the choice may be fast becoming a no-brainer. Bring your left brain to this session, and find out from the people who’ve crunched the numbers how to handle your own business.

Moderator
Scott Sellwood – SVP of Business Affairs and General Counsel, RightsFlow

Co-Chair
Robb McDaniels – President/CEO/Founder, INgrooves, San Francisco, USA

Panelists
Tony Van Veen – President & CEO, Disc Makers, Pensauken, USA
Richard Gottehrer – Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer, The Orchard, New York, USA
Lou Plaia – Founder/VP Music Industry Relations, Reverb Nation, New York, USA
Jackie Subeck – CEO, Footprint Worldwide , Los Angeles, USA
Tom Jackson – President, Tom Jackson Productions, Franklin, USA

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Paste Parties in Austin:
11 Bands, 2 Stages, 11:30 AM-5:30 PM
Wednesday, 3/17/10
Galaxy Room: 507 E. 6th Street
RSVP: pastemagazine.com/sxsw10

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